New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-22
THE PROVISIONS or THE BILL.
PROHIBITION or POOIING-LONG AND SHORT HAUL
THE NTw COMMISSION.

PROHIBITION OF POOlING-IONG AND SHORl HAt l.
THE NEW COMMISSION.
The following Is synopsis Of the Interstate Commerce
bill "a 1t passed the Senate and House:
The provisions Of the bill applied to carrier
ora.seDgers ana freight whether tie transportation Is en-
eomo2 control infringement aTrtnSemcnt is EXERCISED or
sae relation. bet Sern the United states and any
Toas are emraec in he proysonso the bin ck1rges
for ,ton Of feg At aud passengers shall be ra
and declared unlawful prov ed that the provision, OF
wiihn one State ami noi acens the interchange OF tac
state and another OF between one state anu
The second section forbid, carrier to charge
persons less compensation for any services con
other. Ike an contcnponneous services IN the transor
taton Of IKE Hn S a. T' n n,e fiby lie tlirI
i,n 10 make or give any ndge or 70 lGIc
corporation locality or TO particular description
=, % ~ The art are rrauod 10 afford all reason
10 me pios , si,,,ie. To-, The Of ira
able proer anu el.i IA M n ~ ate, and
charges against connecting line. y. forbidden o., -, oor
trovcr-y that most interesting TO railroad men, are s'enin
sEct That 1t shall be unlawful fr any common carrier
subject 81 ths net H. charre or rece any
fet ~ NJ. kiI ~; r,rsrtT auirr sult ,riIaIly
similar and conditions r shorter than Tor
.6afrr hnr ncudi within The longer distance; but I'M,
shall not sc Construed as a." S ANY any T Te"S a.
fora shorter a. for longer d.laece; P,or,d
ho'eerer. That upon aprncIon TO The coninl-s2n
under the provisions Of THIS tct such com non ctrr NAV ~
Dried than for shorter distances Tor
OF pfs-ouurr- property ana the com
time e. time prescribe The extent 10 "hch
such Grated catrtr may Ot nc eNeu IRON inc
one raj ION %
sFc b. That shall aw fui for common carrier
subject OF this act u enter into any cnit%
agreement alton with other common irer or
hts OF different ami competing
railroads dyid" between them tho aggregate or h
procs,ts 81 such railroads or any portion
OF agreement for the pooling OF
frixhts aforesaid each day OF its continuance shall DO
dee nci separate offence
requires that a ter ninety days from the
shall and publish.
the OF everybody schedules OF rates anfcargcs
sioners created by the bill have authority
deem and 10 require pub
ncatOn OF tn rates made 10 other places bcvoni the lines OF
the several railroads public notice must be made ten days
advance IA fares and charges but no
notice required Tor reduction though the detailed
Publication Of such change must be ooncdont with any
du1tOu
Tho seventh section prohibit. any brekage OF bnk ship
device oyae the application OF the law
r4tc covered by the preaching provision, hno Of
a. 900 imposed the company,
or any agents. which Is proved 10 have violated
ani the penalty les 10 every offence The sec
the bill the eleventh section on provide Tor the
Of the commissioners an the OreTy eiecu
10 he appointed frcsent subject 10 the confirmation
by for thIeo Our nNc and years
respectively January 1887 but each successor 10
Tie commissioners must not he men IN
pccnnary In tho stocks or bonds Oi the
aEcrtcsi by tlc act. their employ
The authority call for books papers
and witnesscs and they are empowered 10
tho or assistance In o di~0bc cnce 10
their The salary Of each commissioner N hNed al
t, commission IL allowed Ia appoint secretary
being charged Interior Department which has
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